Gladstone drug overdose rates well above average

Gladstone drug overdose rates well above average

GLADSTONE drug users are dying of accidental drug overdoses at a 46% higher rate than those in Brisbane.

Statistics compiled by the Penington Institute, a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for a harm-reduction approach to drug policy, show 30 people died of accidental overdoses between 2011 and 2015 in the Gladstone-Biloela area.